Albenrezension

It seems rather odd that Union would choose to make their second album a live document — with only one prior album, they don't exactly have a large back catalog to draw from, which means that there's a good chance it will have mostly the same songs as its predecessor. Thankfully, six of the 13 songs on Live in the Galaxy did not appear on Union, and since the latter was not readily available in the U.S. at the time Live was released, the inclusion of seven of its songs is somewhat more understandable. They don't differ terribly from the studio versions, but it doesn't matter quite so much in this case, especially to listeners who don't own the debut.

Biografie

Gegründet: 1996 in Los Angeles, CA

Genre: Rock

Jahre aktiv: '90s

Not to be confused with the early 1980s band Union, this Union is a Los Angeles-based outfit that recorded for Mayhem in the late 1990s and boasts former members of Kiss and Motley Crue. Formed in L.A. in late 1996, Union unites ex-Motley Crue vocalist John Corabi and former Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick with bassist Jamie Hunting and drummer Brent Fitz. Serving as lead guitarist for Kiss from 1984-1996, Kulick held a position that had previously been held by Ace Frehley and Vinnie Vincent (who he...